Shmini Atzeret 4198 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 7959
Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️
Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 7959 begins at sundown on Friday, 5 October 4198 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 6 October 4198 .
Shemini Atzeret (שמיני עצרת - “the Eighth [day] of Assembly”) is a Jewish holiday. It is celebrated on the 22nd day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei (first month of calendar). In the Diaspora, an additional day is celebrated, the second day being separately referred to as Simchat Torah. In Israel and Reform Judaism, the holidays of Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah are combined into a single day and the names are used interchangeably.
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Dates for Shmini Atzeret
Holiday Starts Ends Hebrew Date
Shmini Atzeret 4195
Friday Fri , October 9 Oct 9
Saturday Sat , October 10 Oct 10
22 Tishrei 7956
Shmini Atzeret 4196
Wednesday Wed , October 26 Oct 26
Thursday Thu , October 27 Oct 27
22 Tishrei 7957
Shmini Atzeret 4197
Sunday Sun , October 15 Oct 15
Monday Mon , October 16 Oct 16
22 Tishrei 7958
Shmini Atzeret 4198
Friday Fri , October 5 Oct 5
Saturday Sat , October 6 Oct 6
22 Tishrei 7959
Shmini Atzeret 4199
Friday Fri , October 25 Oct 25
Saturday Sat , October 26 Oct 26
22 Tishrei 7960
Shmini Atzeret 4200
Monday Mon , October 13 Oct 13
Tuesday Tue , October 14 Oct 14
22 Tishrei 7961
Shmini Atzeret 4201
Sunday Sun , November 1 Nov 1
Monday Mon , November 2 Nov 2
22 Tishrei 7962
Shmini Atzeret 4202
Friday Fri , October 22 Oct 22
Saturday Sat , October 23 Oct 23
22 Tishrei 7963
Tanakh
Erev Simchat Torah
/ עֶרֶב שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה
Friday, 5 October 4198 / 22 Tishrei 7959
Torah Portion:
Deuteronomy 33:1-17
1:
Deuteronomy 33:1-7
· 7 p’sukim
2:
Deuteronomy 33:8-12
· 5 p’sukim
3:
Deuteronomy 33:13-17
· 5 p’sukim
Simchat Torah
/ שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה
Saturday, 6 October 4198 / 22 Tishrei 7959
Torah Portion:
Deuteronomy 33:1-34:12 ; Genesis 1:1-2:3 ; Numbers 29:35-30:1
1:
Deuteronomy 33:1-7
· 7 p’sukim
2:
Deuteronomy 33:8-12
· 5 p’sukim
3:
Deuteronomy 33:13-17
· 5 p’sukim
4:
Deuteronomy 33:18-21
· 4 p’sukim
5:
Deuteronomy 33:22-26
· 5 p’sukim
6:
Deuteronomy 33:27-34:12
· 15 p’sukim
7:
Genesis 1:1-2:3
· 34 p’sukim
maf:
Numbers 29:35-30:1
· 6 p’sukim
Haftarah:
Joshua 1:1-18
· 18 p’sukim
References
The
Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary
(paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
Tanakh:
The Holy Scriptures
(paid link)
Jewish Publication Society
Sefaria Tanakh
Sefaria.org
“Shemini Atzeret” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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